How to Properly Cleanse With Biologique Recherche Lait Formulas

How to Properly Cleanse With Biologique Recherche …

Over the years, I’ve heard plenty of complaints about Biologique Recherche cleansing milk formulas. And as with anything in skincare, what works beautifully for some won’t impress others. That said, BR has been getting a fair amount of criticism lately,…

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2025 Skincare Favorites: The Best Products That Actually Worked

2025 Skincare Favorites: The Best Products That Actually …

What a year. If you’d told me in December 2024 that 2025 would unfold like this, I probably would have skipped the whole eating-12-grapes-under-the-table-at-midnight ritual in Connecticut for good luck. Clearly, the grapes were feeling bold. What was meant to…

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The Best Clay Masks for Pores, Congestion, and Blackheads

The Best Clay Masks for Pores, Congestion, …

From $18 to $105, these fifteen clay masks tighten pores, nix blackheads, and deliver that post-facial glow without the facial. A recent DM asking about my favorite clay mask for congested pores had me answering instantly and then adding two…

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My 30 Summer Empties (Including Some of the Best Skincare of 2025)

My 30 Summer Empties (Including Some of the …

30 products, rated and reviewed. Some were worth the hype. Some were just… gone. Warning: this post is long. Like, “used up 30 products since May” long. When we moved to Madrid in mid-May, I didn’t expect to go through…

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The Ultimate Bath Skincare Routine: 7 Steps That Actually Work

The Ultimate Bath Skincare Routine: 7 Steps That …

No wine glass. No rose petals. Just seven smart ways to turn your tub into a skincare strategy. You’re either a bath person or you’re not. There really is no in-between. Oddly enough, as a fire sign (but a Leo,…

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Biologique Recherche Masque Vernix Is One of the Very Rare Skincare Buys I Never Regret

Biologique Recherche Masque Vernix Is One of …

I miss the original formula. There, I said what I said. A note on the reformulation: Biologique Recherche has since updated the Masque Vernix formula. Early reports suggest the new version performs even better — though longtime devotees of the original,…

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My Acid Toner / Essence Sequence Dilemma

My Acid Toner / Essence Sequence Dilemma

What goes on first? An acid toner or an essence? For the longest time, the torment was real. Clearly, I suck at layering products but I am not willing to eliminate either liquid step from my skincare routine. I’ll admit…

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Biologique Recherche – Masque Visolastine & Complexe Royal Serum

Biologique Recherche – Masque Visolastine & Complexe Royal Serum

Available exclusively at select spas in prestige locations, Biologique Recherche is almost top secret in status. Finding this French range, however, may just be the best thing that ever happens to you. My recent experience with the Masque Visolastine and…

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